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consider this: how do hospitals th will it get better or worse with obamacare? also, an al jazeera exclusive brings new questions to light over iran's influentialing program. plus the energy drink business is exploding with little regulation. we will hear from a doctor whose new study is adding to growing concerns safety. >>> can you live your life paying for everything by only using online currency? we will be joined by a couple who live in -- or who lived in banking. >>> hello. i am antonio mora. we begin with outrageous hospital bills. the mysterious methods hospitals use often puzzle experts. how can it cost one person in california $1,500 to get stitches when the person next to them is charged $500 more and the same treatment in florida could cost over $3,000? as al jazeera's janet tuboni reports, higher costs do not necessarily equal better care. renewing a long-standing debate prices. >> hospital costs have americans fed up with the system. >> i think insurance companies and hospitals and healthcare in general are really over the top >> reporter: some eve
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this sickening impact of obamacare. joining us now, congressman paul brown to serve as a medical officer in the u.s. navy and has practiced general medicine for most of his career and is, of course, now i congressman. president and citizens united foundation. good to have you both here. the president, congressman, makes it clear. he understands there have been a few little problems to nobody is not going to put up with anybody repealing abortion aside. your reaction? >> the problem is obamacare in itself. all of the things that you just mentioned and are just a reflection, just symptoms of a law that is totally flawed. we must repeal it, replace it. and there are solutions. in fact to my patient option act would put patients and not charge of their own health care decisions. they can keep their doctor. a mom who has a sick child can go to the doctor and she and the doctor could decide what kind of treaent that that child, sick child needs to have. also, mom, take caref her sick mother and father, elderly parents will ha
this sickening impact of obamacare. joining us now, congressman paul brown to serve as a medical officer in the u.s. navy and has practiced general medicine for most of his career and is, of course, now i congressman. president and citizens united foundation. good to have you both here. the president, congressman, makes it clear. he understands there have been a few little problems to nobody is not going to put up with anybody repealing abortion aside. your reaction? >> the problem is...
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the sickening impact of obamacare. right now i think that the nation would fairly stipulate that obamacare does not work, and most people don't like it. poll after poll validates that view. what is going to be command we just heard congressman brown talk about billy introduced four years ago. >> people not able to keep their own doctors is the president promised. and being teeseven coming to the understanding that they may not be able to keep their doctor. wait until the true ramifications. doctor shortages, shortages in care. the problems. look. there are fewer students going into medical school today, salaries for doctors are down. doctors are leaving the medical field. we have a problem after problem that is not even being looked at by the american people because they are so focused on a website. i think congressman brown, congressman fleming in paris all see that this thing needs to be torn down and start over. all of us agree that health care is an important issue, and their need to be fixes made, but not by teari
the sickening impact of obamacare. right now i think that the nation would fairly stipulate that obamacare does not work, and most people don't like it. poll after poll validates that view. what is going to be command we just heard congressman brown talk about billy introduced four years ago. >> people not able to keep their own doctors is the president promised. and being teeseven coming to the understanding that they may not be able to keep their doctor. wait until the true...
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plus the white house says the obamacare website is finally running more smoothly. healthcare.gov can now handle 50,000 users all at the same time. with a sign up deadline just ahead this month it will face a very big check up coming soon. and a political crisis is growing in thailand. protesters in bangkok were hit with tear gas and water canons and calling for the prime minister to step down. a series of explosions at a funeral kills at least ten people in iraq. the bombs went off while they were burying the body of their son and no claim of responsibility in the attack. november was a very violent month in iraq and hundreds were killed and the u.n. says there has been a surge in execution-style attacks. more than 8,000 people have been killed since the beginning of this year and in november alone more than 500 civilians and 100 security forces were killed. chance of any friend of america is a traitor and hundreds of protesters called for a stop to u.s. drone strikes and demonstrators burned a likeness of president obama and the protest was staged by the defense o
plus the white house says the obamacare website is finally running more smoothly. healthcare.gov can now handle 50,000 users all at the same time. with a sign up deadline just ahead this month it will face a very big check up coming soon. and a political crisis is growing in thailand. protesters in bangkok were hit with tear gas and water canons and calling for the prime minister to step down. a series of explosions at a funeral kills at least ten people in iraq. the bombs went off while they...
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obamacare is hitting a high note with some professional musicians. but first let's took at the temperatures across the nation today. >>> good morning, 40 degrees two days agoteens today. ahead of the front we have 60s and 70s, but those will moderate over the next couple of days. rapid city in the single digits for temperatures but sustained winds in the 30 mile an hour range make it feel like almost minus 30 degrees. and more of that cold air will sink in to place as we get into thursday and friday as the front moves along. that will sink southward and slowly eastward too. some temperature drops by the weekend, but look as we get into the next couple of days. minneapolis i in the 30s today. by this weekend, friday, saturday will hover right around zero in some cases. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. undocumented immigrants may now g get driver's licenses. supports of the law say about 250,000 undocumented immigrants are already driving in the state. the new law requires them to take driving tests and buy insurance. >>> the house passes the first f
obamacare is hitting a high note with some professional musicians. but first let's took at the temperatures across the nation today. >>> good morning, 40 degrees two days agoteens today. ahead of the front we have 60s and 70s, but those will moderate over the next couple of days. rapid city in the single digits for temperatures but sustained winds in the 30 mile an hour range make it feel like almost minus 30 degrees. and more of that cold air will sink in to place as we get into...
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such thing as an obamacare health plan. here in washington, d.c. and in some states, they are expanding free care for those of low income. this website is helping people choose between several private plans. it makes picking a mortgage or pension look simple. it has become a symbol for the law that will almost certainly define obama hoss presidency. -- obama's presidency. many have been questioning his competency, and indeed, his presidency. folk fun at the failure, and also took advantage of a chance to criticize the coalition. they have seen the private sector fail and they believe the government can solve their problems. and now they have seen the government fail. i think they will have a much more jaundiced view of what government can do for them in the future. -- >> the affordable care act in a sense is going to change my life. ofwill eliminate a lot stress because it covers things that my previous insurance did not cover. >> a nearby small business costdes insurance at a that makes them shudder. >> our insurance benefits are going up 49%. >>
such thing as an obamacare health plan. here in washington, d.c. and in some states, they are expanding free care for those of low income. this website is helping people choose between several private plans. it makes picking a mortgage or pension look simple. it has become a symbol for the law that will almost certainly define obama hoss presidency. -- obama's presidency. many have been questioning his competency, and indeed, his presidency. folk fun at the failure, and also took advantage of a...
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the president, administration have assured us that obamacare, the obamacare website, health carry.gov is going to be ready for relaunch by now, by the end of november. how are the media covering the redo? >> and he said that we're seeing, quote, private sector velocity. how does he know that? he went out and reported how the website is doing with real people or did he take the white house's word for it? bloomberg reports that signups quadrupled in november which is interesting but the article also begrudgingly admits that leaves the white house 1/7 of the way of their target goal of 800,000 people. so the media do seem, as tim graham of media research center put it so well, they're stenographers to power, writing down what the white house says and reporting it as news. jon: peter doocy was on the website in washington trying to get the thing up and running and he got one of those error messages. you know, we're really busy right now. please try to log on another time. >> see how many people are registering for obamacare? isn't that great? media research center never looked obamacare a
the president, administration have assured us that obamacare, the obamacare website, health carry.gov is going to be ready for relaunch by now, by the end of november. how are the media covering the redo? >> and he said that we're seeing, quote, private sector velocity. how does he know that? he went out and reported how the website is doing with real people or did he take the white house's word for it? bloomberg reports that signups quadrupled in november which is interesting but the...
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, you know, best face of the branding around obamacare that he can, because next year is an election year and it is so critical, and millions of americans are losing their health insurance this january 1st and they need to get signed up into obamacare quickly. >> but if they get a lot of people, if they get millions of americans signed up, the web site is working better, can't they undo that -- >> what is really interesting is republicans we all know the web spite is going to get fixed. the technology is going to eventually happen what we are do yotalking about now is the acces and affordability of obamacare. people's premiums are likely to go up, people's deductibles are going to go up, the access around to getting to their doctor is going to be troublesome and i think that is what you will see, along with the security and lack thereof of the exchanges. >> woodruff: so woodhouse, you hear what he is saying, either the web site is fixed and working very well, it is the other parts of this law that are going to create problems. >> well, judy, these are just scare tactics, remember you
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look, the whole point of obamacare was to make people feel more secure, and the overall effect of obamacare has been to make people feel less secure even in the insurance they have or what they're going to get or whether they've signed up. and, again, i think this is a long time in coming particularly for young people who live sort of iphone lifestyles but still vote for a post office party. and if obamacare has an upside from a conservative's perspective, it may be to teach these kids, this next generation, that their expectations of government can't be the same of their expectations of apple. jon: and, lynn, from your -- >> if i -- jon: go ahead, lynn. >> if i could u.s -- jon: go ahead. be. >> quickly say to address something though, jonah, you talked about secure. i think when you talk about health insurance, this isn't a one size fits all for everybody in a conversation because if you are somebody that is getting insurance if you have a pre-existing condition and are getting it for the first time, well, then you have a different story to tell than somebody whose policy hasn't been rene
look, the whole point of obamacare was to make people feel more secure, and the overall effect of obamacare has been to make people feel less secure even in the insurance they have or what they're going to get or whether they've signed up. and, again, i think this is a long time in coming particularly for young people who live sort of iphone lifestyles but still vote for a post office party. and if obamacare has an upside from a conservative's perspective, it may be to teach these kids, this...
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in chief for obamacare. democrats and the president are expected to have a coordinated effort in pushing healthcare.gov. --e is a congressman's tweet what do you think about the rollout of healthcare.gov enter the president fire somebody? betty in albuquerque, new mexico. democrat. thank you for accepting my call. this particular congress that we now -- i believe the th -- hasnd 12 -- 112 title of the greatest do-nothing congress in the history of the united states. they have been held hostage by a small group of people. those group of people refer to as the tea party. they have been led by the most the housepeaker of probably in the nation's history -- mr. john boehner. obama should not fire anyone. the people who should be fired in congress. they have over and over -- over voted to repeal this has already been deemed the law of the land. useless spending the taxpayers money in the most useless of -- these are the people who should go and they will go come the midterms. president should not fire anybody. to
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. >> even though private insurance companies are selling plans on the obamacare exchanges. doctors are ambivant as to whether they'll take the insurance. 44% of physicians plan on sitting out the first year. 33% are not sure if they'll participate. nationwide four in 10 physicians are still weighing their options. >> lower payments to first irnings, experts say is one way of making plan affordable. for patients that have insurance to pay doctors higher rates. they carry higher out of pocket costs, creating hurdles for the physicians. >> many insurance companies tell us they won't advice us of the deductible ahead of time so the doctor can't collect the deductible in advance. that means the doctor has to wait for the insurance company determination, has to bill the patient and hopes that the patients can pay us. >> that hope may not make financial sense when the drive to lower health care costs is putting pressure on the bottom line. >> the art world is converging on miami beach for an exhibit expected to attract 50,000. >> the snow is helping to put miami on the map as a gl
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let's get to the latest on the obamacare rollout. the obama administration, the troubled health care website a vastly improved since the disastrous rollout back in october. so much so that it appears that the website may have reached its maximum capacity. now, the former head of the massachusetts health exchange. great to have you back on the show. welcome. >> thank you. nice to be here. lori: health and human services is saying that they are running 90% of the time. does that mean anyone can log on and expect to sign up in a reasonable time? >> well, apparently not. it would be nice to have it running close to 100 percent. >> describe the kern vulnerabilities. >> they have done a heroic effort over the last five or six weeks in marshalling resources to try to improve what was clearly not functioning very well at all. really not functioning. but you would like to get those -- the consumer experience will depend upon all of the links in the process working. working close to 100 percent. that is really what you would like to see. and y
let's get to the latest on the obamacare rollout. the obama administration, the troubled health care website a vastly improved since the disastrous rollout back in october. so much so that it appears that the website may have reached its maximum capacity. now, the former head of the massachusetts health exchange. great to have you back on the show. welcome. >> thank you. nice to be here. lori: health and human services is saying that they are running 90% of the time. does that mean anyone...
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i think it has to do with obamacare. a lot of employers seem to be nervous about the new health care laws and how it is going to affect employers. i think a lot of people are underemployed, well under 40 hours a week. i guess that is all i have to say right now. host: thanks for making the comment. we will go to robert next from new jersey, somebody still out of a job. good morning to you, sir. caller: i think the problem we are having is we wants had a powerful production workforce. when the manufacturing jobs went, it left a void. there are a lot of technological computerized jobs people are not trained for. government needs to train people for these jobs. host: we have heard a couple of colors -- guest: we have set a couple of callers who said they did not have the skills or could not get them. there needs to be look at the trinity college system and other assets to see what we can do to get workers more qualified. to speak to the obamacare point, i think there is something to that. we have seen a lot of uncertainty.
i think it has to do with obamacare. a lot of employers seem to be nervous about the new health care laws and how it is going to affect employers. i think a lot of people are underemployed, well under 40 hours a week. i guess that is all i have to say right now. host: thanks for making the comment. we will go to robert next from new jersey, somebody still out of a job. good morning to you, sir. caller: i think the problem we are having is we wants had a powerful production workforce. when the...
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if you still don't like obamacare, i know you don't. even though it's built on market-place idea and choice and competition and private sector. you should explain how sectly you cut costs and cover more people and make insurance more secure. you owe it to the american people to tell us what you are for. not just what you're against. [applause] [applause] that way we can have a vigorous and meaningful debate. that's what the american people deserve. that's what the times demand. it's not enough anymore to just say we should get our government out of the way and let the unfettered market take care of them. for our experience tells us that is just not true. look, i've never believed that government can solve every problem. or should. and neither do you. we know that ultimately our strength is grounded in our people. individuals out there striving, working. making things happen. it depends on community. a rich and generous sense of community. that's what the core what happens happens here at the arc here every day. you understand turning ba
if you still don't like obamacare, i know you don't. even though it's built on market-place idea and choice and competition and private sector. you should explain how sectly you cut costs and cover more people and make insurance more secure. you owe it to the american people to tell us what you are for. not just what you're against. [applause] [applause] that way we can have a vigorous and meaningful debate. that's what the american people deserve. that's what the times demand. it's not enough...
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back in 2010, cbs chief actuary did a report on the impact of obamacare to medicare advantage. he wrote and i quote we estimate that in 2017 -- i know you touched on this, but elaborate, please. we estimate that in 2017 when the m.a. provisions will be fully phased in enrollment in medicare advantage plans will be lower i about 50%, does this track with your own analysis of these cuts of? >> apps alluded. as you for today medicare advantage is a high quality program, very popular. even more popular nationwide. the senior population is rising 10,000 beneficiaries every day. one would expect that if nothing else changed you would see more enrollment, a lot more. we are going to see less. what's changed is a financial foundation, the cuts under a maple make it impossible for plans to survive and those that survive will have to change the networks and their benefits and the cost-sharing in ways that seniors will find under struggle. the net result will be less availability of medicare advantage. >> next question for you. some democrats have been pushing the accountable care organiz
back in 2010, cbs chief actuary did a report on the impact of obamacare to medicare advantage. he wrote and i quote we estimate that in 2017 -- i know you touched on this, but elaborate, please. we estimate that in 2017 when the m.a. provisions will be fully phased in enrollment in medicare advantage plans will be lower i about 50%, does this track with your own analysis of these cuts of? >> apps alluded. as you for today medicare advantage is a high quality program, very popular. even...
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this is coupled with obamacare, which is a total nightmare. i premium has gone up. this is ridiculous. what is usually created is the new underclass, the educated poor. the man does not care about free enterprise. wants government in charge of everything. it is a different philosophy than a republican would have. that if romney were elected, we would be coming out of this by now. with all this government regulation and the government goes -- the government knows best and comes first, as sky has never worked hard. arrogant,most polarizing, racist president we have ever had. the only people making excuses for him are the morally weak and politically correct liberal white apologists and the plaque -- and the black racists in the name of political correctness. everyone else is realistic enough to see the frog has dissipated and this guy is a total fraud. he will go down as one of the worst presidents this country has ever had. he does not care about the pain the americans are going through. >> joe from new york, good morning. caller: good morning. thank bush.to he was r
this is coupled with obamacare, which is a total nightmare. i premium has gone up. this is ridiculous. what is usually created is the new underclass, the educated poor. the man does not care about free enterprise. wants government in charge of everything. it is a different philosophy than a republican would have. that if romney were elected, we would be coming out of this by now. with all this government regulation and the government goes -- the government knows best and comes first, as sky has...
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further, the obamacare website interacts with the i.r.s. and social security administration databases thereby exposing americans to even greater risk of theft of their most private personal information. in their written testimony, these experts warn the following about the health care.gov website. quote, there are clear indicators that even basic security was not, not built into the healthcare.gov website, end quote. quote, the vast amount of healthcare.gov code also means asupplying industry standards, security practices is a task that can have no real chance of success. end quote. healthcare.gov, quote, creates massive opportunity for fraud, scams, deceptive trade practices, identity theft, and more, end quote. mr. speaker, these threats to american family finances prompted me to ask the panel of cybersecurity experts within, under obamacare, americans can seek compensation from the federal government for financial losses caused by use of healthcare.gov. in reply not one expert, not one indicated obamacare requires the federal government
further, the obamacare website interacts with the i.r.s. and social security administration databases thereby exposing americans to even greater risk of theft of their most private personal information. in their written testimony, these experts warn the following about the health care.gov website. quote, there are clear indicators that even basic security was not, not built into the healthcare.gov website, end quote. quote, the vast amount of healthcare.gov code also means asupplying industry...
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s significant role in the implementation of obamacare. if what we've seen thus far is any indication, this will be a difficult proposition both in terms of operation and enforcement. just last week, the treasury inspector general for tax and administration issued a report that found that the i.r.s. has an inadequate system in place for preventing fraudulent affordable care act premium subsidy payments from occurring and that people's personal information would be at risk. insurers and others raised questions about the income verification for the premium subsidies. they have also raised concern -- i have also raised this concern on a number of occasions. similar tax subsidy programs, for example the earned income tax credit, have improper payment rates as high as 25%. can we expect the same for the obamacare premium subsidies? these are just a few of the many potential issues i.r.s. will be facing as implementation continues. on top of that, there are proposed regulations addressing the political activities of tax exempt organizations. the
s significant role in the implementation of obamacare. if what we've seen thus far is any indication, this will be a difficult proposition both in terms of operation and enforcement. just last week, the treasury inspector general for tax and administration issued a report that found that the i.r.s. has an inadequate system in place for preventing fraudulent affordable care act premium subsidy payments from occurring and that people's personal information would be at risk. insurers and others...